PURPOSE: To direct and co-ordinate technical aspects through project life cycles to ensure optimum performance according to Life of Mine, business requirements, organisational objectives and sound engineering practice.
MAJOR CHALLENGES: Represent operations, maintenance departments and service departments in projects Act as an interface
between project teams and operational teams.
QUALIFICATIONS:
BEng Electrical Engineering (Essential/Minimum)
Government Certificate of Competence (Recommended/Desirable)
Management Development Programme (Recommended/Desirable)
EXPERIENCE:
Name Proficiency Importance Involvement
Relevant job-specific experience 6-8 years Essential/Minimum Operational
REQUIREMENTS:
Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
Engineering Council of SA (PrEng) (Essential/Minimum)
POSITION OUTPUTS:
The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:
- Best Practice and Knowledge Management
- Initiate continuous improvement initiatives leading to cost saving ideas
- Keeping abreast of technology trends
- Conduct applied research work in order to initiate process changes
- Provide inputs throughout the project life-cycle towards improving
- process flow for projects
- Assume responsibility for engineering discipline design as representative
- of the operational teams in projects
- Implement knowledge management processes (professional networks).
- Business Performance and Operations
- Develop and manage throughput and efficiency improvement plan and/or
- initiatives
- Investigate complex engineering problems and develop solutions for
- optimisation of engineering systems
- Communicate and obtain buy-in for implementation plans, new systems
- and processes
- Liaising with operational, maintenance, services and project teams.
- Compliance, Governance and Assurance
- Manage project in compliance with Enterprise wide project management
- (EWPM) procedures
- Recognise, understand and take action to manage risks that can impact
- on project(s)
- Implement quality management systems for project(s)
- Ensure compliance to sound engineering standards, specifications and
- practices of the Company and the Business Unit (BU)
- Ensure standardisation and enforcing of preferred equipment lists
- Maintain compliance to Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and
- Regulations
- Ensure Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) compliance during
- project life-cycle.
- Customer and Client Relationship Management Represent operations, maintenance and service departments in projects
- Provide expert technical support to project teams and operational teams
Effective People Management
- Compile and lead medium-sized teams effectively to achieve goals (project based)
- Manage and evaluate performance of subordinates when applicable
- Oversee technical development and coaching of Professionals in
- Training (PIT's), Engineers- and Technicians-in-Training when required
- Contribute to high performance teams.
Engineering Services
- Implement project management principles and practices for planning, design and implementation of project outcomes
- Conduct complex analysis of project systems and processes
- Provide technical inputs to the project team
- Provide inputs in designs, technical reviews, Hazard and Operability
- Study (HAZOP) and other project related reviews
- Ensure Operational Readiness through integrating client needs into project deliverables
- Ensure design for operability, maintainability and efficiency.
Project Management
- Evaluate and complete projects with minimum risk, within allocated timeframes and according to specified budgetary requirement
- Manage projects with regard to processes, technology and equipment
- Manage project life cycle.
Safe and Healthy Work Environment
- Maintain and ensure a healthy environment and safe operations practices
- Ensure compliance with all applicable SHEC policies and procedures in line with set standards
- Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in all operations
- Ensure adherence to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and the
- Mine Health and Safety (MHS) Acts and Regulations
Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:
- Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
- Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
- Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
- Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
- Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective
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